Global Perspectives is a two-semester course required of tenth-grade students electing not to take AP World History. This course is designed to help students become more familiar with the basic concepts of Geography as well as the many different regions throughout the world. While covering each of the various regions, students will focus on the physical geography, historical background, and human/cultural geography including events or contributions of the different peoples. Students will also investigate the current situations in the respective regions or areas of the world. Within each region, students will learn about three major themes including the geography of the region, the history of the region, and what the region looks like today. Regions that will be looked at include North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Russia and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southwest Asia (the Middle East) and North Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania - Antarctica.